The Life Course

Beschreibung

Beschreibung

Rapid and far-reaching social transformation in Western society over the last few decades has prompted considerable interest in the life course. This accessible and informative text provides a substantive overview to the topic, combining contemporary and more traditional perspectives. Tracing the different stages of the life course through infancy and youth to old age and dying, the book considers what is distinct about a sociological approach to the life course and explores recent debates and changing theoretical perspectives in the context of biological, psychological and social influences.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Theoretical Accounts of the Life CourseSocial Differentiation and Determinants of the Life CourseReproduction, Infancy and ParentingChildhood: Issues and PerspectivesContemporary YouthRelationships, Sexualities, and the FamilyWork, Leisure, and ConsumptionThe Challenge of Mid-LifeAgeing, Old Age and Death